The Utah Senate HB76. “This is something that strengthens the right to carry a firearm.”

The Senate voted 19-6 in favor of the measure in a preliminary vote. It would need to pass once more before it could be sent to the governor for consideration.

Another controversial gun measure, HB114, didn’t make the Senate’s prioritized list of House bills to consider as the legislative session nears closure Thursday. That bill attempts to assert Utah’s right to bar enforcement of federal gun laws in the state.